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7 3 9 0 05 DEFENSIVE PUBLICATION UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Published at the request of the applicant or owner in accordance with the Notice of Apr. 11, 1968, 849 O.G. 1221. Identificution is by serial number of the application and the heading indicates the number of pages of specification, including claims, and of sheets of drawing contained in the application as originally filed. The file of this application is available to the public for inspection; reproduction may be purchased for '30 cents per sheet.

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PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 4:, 1969 635,175 PACKAGE AND PROCESS USING HOT MELT 'CURTAlN CGATING 0N SUBSTRATE AT- TACHED T 0 PREFORMED LID Rex Eells and Ted L. Douglas, both of R0. Box 511, Kingsport, Tenn. 37662 Filed May 1, 1967. Published Feb. 4, 1969 Class 99174 2 Sheets Drawing. 8 Pages Specification An improved method for packaging and a package for an article such as bacon wherein the article is placed on a substrate and curtain coated with a molten thermoplastic coating material. A separate, preformed lid is sealed to the substrate along edge portions or lips thereof extending outwardly from the article. Tear strips or perforations along three of the substrate lip portions allow ready access to the contents of the package when the substrate is broken along these lines. The lid remains secure to the lip portions and is hinged to the substrate by the thermoplastic coating secured to the remaining edge or lip portion of the substrate. The lid advantageously has an opening so the article can be seen through the transparent coating material.

T 55% @055 DEF. PUB. #635175 SHEET 2 OF 2 Ted L. Douglas INVENTORS By/l/w 7 my ATTORNEYS 

